Specifications

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Customizing in Text View
To add a new column:
1. Navigate to the Text View tab.
2. Click an empty area to the right of all the headings.
3. Type the column head ing you w ant. Column headings must cont ain
fewer than 14 characters, including spaces.
Type the name of the custom column in
a blank area in the headings bar
4. Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh) to put the pointer in the
data box, beside the first clip in the bin.
5. Type the inform ation you want to ad d, an d pres s Ent er ( Windows) or
Return (Macintosh) to move to the next line.
6. Create any additional columns, and enter the information you desire.
7. From the bin Fast menu, select Align Columns, or press Ctrl+T
(Windows) or Command+T (Macintosh) if you need to close up
the columns.
Yo u c an a dd an y t yp e of c ol um ns , but co ns id e r t hes e s ug ge s ti o ns f or ma xi -
mum efficiency:
Quality: Gives you quick access to your best material. By using a “star”
rating system from one to four stars, for example, you can create an easy
way to later reference, sort, and sift the best-quality shots.
Description: Displays the contents or memorable moments of each shot.
Dialogue/Keywords: Displays the first few words of each clip or several
keywords that define each clip.
Type: Displays the type of shot in each clip (interview, B-roll, graphic,
archival, and so on).
Shot size: Displays each clip’s composition (wide shot, medium shot,
close-up, extreme close-up, and so on).
NOTE Yo u c a n a l so d ra g
a column heading to
move any existing column
to the right or left and
create an empty area.
TI P Be sure to devise a
systematic naming con-
vention with consistent
entry names. Otherwise,
you won’t be able to sort
or sift the column in any
meaningful way.
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